Stabilising reef rubble may help corals recover faster after being damaged by the impacts of climate change and natural degradation.
2 December 2021Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their resilience, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
16 September 2021Climate change is causing the “feminisation” of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.
15 June 2021Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year’s COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of Queensland study found.
28 May 2021The ‘hidden’ continent of Zealandia is being partially mapped, thanks to a deepwater mapping expedition led by The University of Queensland in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
24 March 2021As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.
23 February 2021Researchers are aiming to unlock the microbial secrets of native Australian animals’ low-methane digestive footprint and how environmental changes might disrupt their bacterial balance.
3 February 2021